Contraception
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 57-64 , January 2003

Effect of temperature and pH on contraceptive gel viscosity

  • Derek H Owen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-919-660-5182; fax: +1-919-684-4488.
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  • Jennifer J Peters

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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  • Michael L Lavine

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Statistics and Decision Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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  • David F Katz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA

Received 19 December 2001 ,Revised 6 August 2002 ,Accepted 9 September 2002.

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Contraception
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